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|image =Winter Palace POTD.jpg | |image =Winter Palace POTD.jpg | ||
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|name=Winter Palace | |||
|type = [[Building]] | |type = [[Building]] | ||
|location = [[St Petersburg]], [[Russia]] | |location = [[St Petersburg]], [[Russia]] | ||
|first mention = The Book of the War (novel) | |first mention = The Book of the War (novel) | ||
| | |first = The Power of the Doctor (TV story) | ||
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The '''Winter Palace''' was a [[building]] in [[St Petersburg]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Night Witches (audio story)|The Night Witches]]'') | The '''Winter Palace''' was a [[building]] in [[St Petersburg]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Night Witches (audio story)|The Night Witches]]'') | ||
== History == | |||
[[Catherine II|Catherine the Great]] built it to house her [[art collection]], and successive [[Tsar]]s and Tsarinas enhanced the building, which was eventually considered to be the most elaborate of the Tsarist Palaces. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Book of the War (novel)|The Book of the War]]'') | [[Catherine II|Catherine the Great]] built it to house her [[art collection]], and successive [[Tsar]]s and Tsarinas enhanced the building, which was eventually considered to be the most elaborate of the Tsarist Palaces. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Book of the War (novel)|The Book of the War]]'') | ||
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After Cousin [[Anastasia Romanov|Anastasia]] founded the [[Thirteen-Day Republic]], the Winter Palace served as its capitol. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Book of the War (novel)|The Book of the War]]'') | After Cousin [[Anastasia Romanov|Anastasia]] founded the [[Thirteen-Day Republic]], the Winter Palace served as its capitol. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Book of the War (novel)|The Book of the War]]'') | ||
== Behind the scenes == | |||
* The original script for [[TV]]: ''[[The Power of the Doctor (TV story)|The Power of the Doctor]]'' had {{Dhawan}}, whilst disguised as Rasputin, be gravely wounded by [[Felix Yusupov|Prince Yusopov]] and his henchmen in the Winter Palace; in the real world, Rasputin was killed in the [[Moika Palace]].<ref>https://www.bbc.co.uk/writersroom/documents/doctor-who-the-power-of-the-doctor-chris-chibnall.pdf</ref> | |||
== Footnotes == | |||
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[[Category:Russian locations]] | [[Category:Russian locations]] | ||
